A New Cold War? No, this is far scarier
[An edited version of this article appeared in The Daily Mail (2nd Fe., 2019), 26.] The Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is viewed as the...
Venezuela: It's the people, not the military, who must rescue the country
(An edited version of this article appeared in The Daily Telegraph (31st Jan., 2019),15.) As Venezuela’s crisis deepens there is a...
Erdogan: The Personality behind a Democratic Dictator
Some of the worst violence in Turkey’s failed coup against President Erdogan came around his presidential palace. That location is the...
Erdogan's Victory is a Threat to Stability
Doesn’t the decisive victory of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Sunday’s elections put an end to concerns about...
Tony Blair is Yesterday's Man, But His Spirit Lives on inside the British Elite
Sorry never was the hardest word for Tony Blair – at least before Iraq. For twelve years until his carefully choreographed interview with...
Royal Video Doesn't Damage Queen
Royal Video from 1933 Shows How Lucky Britain Was to Lose Edward VIII. Opening Royal Archives from 1930s and 1940s Won't Damage the...